The Institute of World Languages has newly established the scholarship to support undergraduate students who have demonstrated a sincere devotion to their language education, as well as a deeper interest in, and commitment to the learning of any world language taught at UVa.

Twelve undergraduate students were awarded study abroad awards this year, three for the fall semester and nine for the summer semester.

Study Abroad Awards – Fall Semester

     Yangyou Fang (Spanish) Valencia

     Alicia Underhill (Commerce) Peking

     Victor Zheng (History) Nepal

Study Abroad Awards – Summer

     Rebecca Kientz (Spanish, Russian, French) Argentina

     Olivia Negus (Chinese and Economics) Shanghai

     Annika Schunn (Global Development Studies and Spanish) Valencia

     Laura Leddy (History, Russian, East European Studies) St. Petersburg

     Jacqueline O’Brien (Drama and French) Avignon

     Gabriella Miano (Psychology) Siena

     Qindi Ouyang (Arts and Sciences) Valencia

     Isaac King (Chinese and History), Shanghai

     Maurice Wong (Biomedical Engineering) Germany

We also had one student awarded the Undergraduate Research Abroad Award this year.

The Institute of World Languages has newly established the award to support undergraduate students who have demonstrated exceptional abilities in the acquisition of any world language and culture, as well as great scholarly promise for carrying out a research project abroad.

Lara Abila (MESALC) won the IWL Undergraduate Research Abroad Scholarship! Her plans to travel to Tel-Aviv are currently pending University authorization due to a State Department Travel Warning to the area.